John Seidel

Director of the Center for Environment & Society; Lammot duPont Copeland Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies; Chair of the Anthropology and the Sociology Departments

Education

B.A., Drew University, 1976

M.A. Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 1980

M.A. American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania 1981

Ph.D. Historical Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania, 1987

Courses Taught

Introduction to Environmental Archaeology

Cultures and Environments of the Chesapeake

Doing Archaeology

Maritime Archaeology

Reconstructing Past Environments

Archaeology and Historic Preservation in Maryland

Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology

Ancient Myths & World Mysteries

Summer Field School in Archaeology

Summer Field Study in Bermuda (with Prof. Donald Munson)

Areas Of Interest

environmental archaeology

maritime archaeology

historic preservation

natural and cultural resource management

remote sensing

GIS & computer applications in resource management

benthic habitat and coastal zone assessment

long-term climate change

Current Research Projects

Marine archaeology and natural resource surveys of the Chester River and other tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay; formulation of a predictive model and Geographic Information System (GIS) for archaeological sites on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore; long-term environmental and stabilization study of the 1748 wreck of HMS “Fowey,” Biscayne, Florida with the National Park Service’s Submerged Resource Unit; shallow water habitat assessment in the Chesapeake Bay, Fire Island National Seashore and other estuarine or coastal zones; climate change and local and regional climate protection planning.

Boards And Committees (selected)

Favorite Activities

SCUBA diving, boating, travel, music, reading.

Travel Destinations

Recent trips (in the last two years): Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Where do I want to go next? The Galapagos, Antarctica, Alaska, any of the Pacific Islands, back to the Mediterranean, and so on, and so on, and so on…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/
A BBC page on archaeology, with links to a variety of subjects: human remains, virtual sites, marine archaeology, the history of archaeology, and DNA research, among others.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/prevsitesubj.html
NOVA’s listing of web sites associated with their programs-check the listings under “Social Studies” for archaeological materials. Check “Lost King of the Maya,” “Mysteries of the Nile,” and “Vessel of Doom.”